Data set from Apprenticeships in England by industry characteristics

Standard title and enterprise characteristics of apprenticeship starts and achievements

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Published 28 May 2026

Last updated 28 May 2026

Number of apprenticeship starts and achievements broken down by sector subject area, level, employer size, sector and standard title.

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Data set details

• Theme: Further education
• Publication: Apprenticeships in England by industry characteristics
• Release: Academic year 2023/24
• Number of rows: 85,728
• Geographic levels: National
• Indicators:
  • Achievements
  • Starts
• Filters:
  • Level
  • Size of enterprise
  • Apprenticeship standard
• Time period: 2023/24

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Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

time_period	time_identifier	country_code	country_name	geographic_level	aim_title	level	sector	employer_size	ssa_tier_1	standard	number_of_starts	number_of_achievements
202324	Academic year	E92000001	England	National	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	Total	339580.0	178220.0
202324	Academic year	E92000001	England	National	Total	Total	Total	Total	Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Care	Total	6240.0	3950.0
202324	Academic year	E92000001	England	National	Total	Total	Total	Total	Arts, Media and Publishing	Total	1940.0	1120.0
202324	Academic year	E92000001	England	National	Total	Total	Total	Total	Business, Administration and Law	Total	94880.0	49760.0
202324	Academic year	E92000001	England	National	Total	Total	Total	Total	Construction, Planning and the Built Environment	Total	24230.0	12840.0

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 8 variables

Variable name	Variable description
aim_title	Aim Title
employer_size	Size of enterprise
level	Level
number_of_achievements	Achievements
number_of_starts	Starts

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